Macau - 30 July 2011

We're getting lazier day by day. On Day 3, we woke up later, as we'd only be starting our day at 10+am. This day, we'd go and try the famous egg tarts! Going to Margaret's Cafe e Nata at Edificio Kam Loi. Why? Simply because it is touted as #2 famous egg tart in Macau after Lord Stow's by foodies, and it is also near our hotel. Hahaha!

Grand Lisboa, daytime

will be walking past these buildings everytime we're heading towards Senado Square

nice tiled walls

go through some back alley

our first destination, breakfast!

early morning customers

Here's the ordering system. To order sandwiches, go to the sandwich counter, place your order and take the item(s) and pay at the cashier. Order your drinks and egg tarts at the cashier too. If you had ordered egg tarts, show the receipt to the staff manning the egg tart section and she'll pick it out for you. Return to your seats with a queue number tag and your drinks will be sent later.

take queue number and your drinks will appear later

flaky buttery crust, still warm

nice soft sweet egg

egg sandwich @ MOP16

very milky tea, lukewarm

The egg tart (@MOP8 per piece) was a bit smallish in size, tasted sweet (but not overly) and buttery. Nice when eaten fresh and warm. The milk tea did take some time to appear. Did not add any sugar and it was smooth. But a little too milky for me.

After breakfast, we walked to Senado Square. Noticed that the scooter seemed to be a very popular mode of transportation. Quite rare to see a motorbike.

rows of scooters

The weather was good. Bright and sunny.

Senado Square

this alley seemed to be a popular spot to take photos

Holy House of Mercy

Next, we headed to the Ruins of St Paul.

sculpture of man and woman

approaching the ruins

been here since 16th century

doves

lots of tourists on the grounds of the ruins

We explored the World Heritage site for a bit. There was also an underground chamber.

underground tomb

paintings

Then we proceeded up to Mount Fortress (大炮台). Had to walk abit and climb some stone steps up the hill. *pant pant*

Mount Fortress

canon

view from the fortress

Macau Museum is located at Mount Fortress but we did not go in. Instead, we found a mini museum inside an underground chamber.

we went down here

artefacts

The weather by then had turned dark. So we got down the hill but it started drizzling. Waited for abit before continuing our walk back to town area. Next stop, Hac Sa Wan (黑沙湾) or in Portugese Baía de Hác Sá, located at Coloane island. We took a bus there. Can take #26A, #25, or #21A. The bus fare was MOP6.40 flat fee. I think we took bus #26A.

The bus ride was quite long.. probably more than half hour. And our bus driver actually made a wrong turn at the round-about and he got shouted at by the passengers who alerted him of his mistake. And then, he got shouted again when he reverses his bus while there are cars coming from behind. Such dangerous act.

Hac Sa beach, where the sand is black

black sand

For lunch, we ate at Fernando's, which is nearby. No reservations, so we had to wait. Third name in the queue. Waiting time was about 20 minutes.


Should try the grilled chicken there. Very nice. And sangria too. 

sangria

grilled chicken, a tinge of spiciness

After lunch, we went to Coloane village and explore abit before settling down for pork chop buns. We were still stuffed from lunch but still, must try the pork chop bun from Tai Lei Loi Kei!

pork chop buns are sold here

tender pork chop bun

After stuffing our stomachs, we went casino hopping. We walked to Venetian from Coloane village. Took us some good 15 minutes under the hot sun to reach there.

Venetian Hotel

inside Venetian

Spent some hours travelling from casino to casino. Been to Venetian, Sands, and Wynn. Liked Venetian best because it still has a lot of shops for shopping. Didn't try my luck though.


It's tiring to stand whole day in casinos... 

nice lights and water display

Decided to keep my last morning in Macau, lazing in bed. Too tired to go Macau Tower the next day. Hence, my Macau adventures ended here...